Opening Ceremonies of the 2004 Olympic Games
2004 Athens The Games of the 28th Olympiad of the Modern Era, Athens 2004, was very much a “Welcome Home” Games after all Athens had tried it’s darnest to convince the world…
Opening Ceremonies of the 2000 Olympic Games
2000 Sydney The first games of the new millennium, hence the subtitle “The Millennial Games”, were held in Australia for the first time since the Melbourne Games of 1956 and…
Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta The 26th Games of the Modern Olympiad were a very special occasion for the Olympic community, the Olympics were a hundred years old and as part of the celebrations the…
Opening Ceremonies of the 1992 Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona 1992 was the year that I came of age. In April of that year, I was able to vote in my first ever general election and in November I…
Opening Ceremonies of the 1988 Olympic Games
1988 Seoul The 24th Games of the Modern Olympiad held in the city of Seoul, South Korea, was the first Olympics where I became completely aware of what the Olympics were,…